The 1932–33 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by 10–9 in the final.

Competition and results

The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.

1932–33 Lancashire Cup

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one “blank” fixture) and 13 clubs

Round 1 – replays

Involved 2 matches

Round 1 – Second replays

Involved 1 match

Round 1 – Third replays

Involved 1 match

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Round 3 – semifinals – replays

Involved 1 match

Final

The final was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 28,500 and receipts £1,675. The attendance was again a new record - beating last year's total of 26,471.

1932–33 Lancashire Cup

Teams and scorers

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

1932–33 Lancashire Cup

The road to success

Notes and comments

1 * Match abandoned after 40 minutes

2 * The attendance of 28,500 was a new record for a Lancashire Cup final attendance

3 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959

See also

1932–33 Northern Rugby Football League season

Rugby league county cups

References

External links

Saints Heritage Society

1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com

Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897

Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97

The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org

RFL Lancashire Cup

Lancashire Cup